| Re: Resistance vs speed (repost)
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:36:29 -0500, frank-in-toronto wrote:
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> When biking in a big gear, your legs will get tired out quickly.
> So you lower the gear. This moves the effort to your lungs.
> Now, say you're in too low a gear (spinning too fast), your
> legs will be laughing, but you'll run out of breath.
>
Great explaination.
I try to keep a cadence of 120 strokes/min in 45 minute sessions on
an elliptical. I use the heart rate control and it's amazing to watch
the machine vary the resistance to keep my heart rate dialed in to
my selected value. If my body tries to cheat and slow down the heart rate
- the computer kicks the resistance up!
If you've never experienced heart rate control, you might want to go to a
gym for a month to try out this feature. You sure won't regret it.....
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